Thursday: The day in photos - Comoros

Sayyid Azim / Associated Press

A Comorian diver washes himself with fresh water after returning from a search mission in the sea off Galawa Beach, about 21 miles from Moroni, Comoros. A Yemenia airlines Airbus A310 was approaching the island nation Tuesday with 153 people aboard when it crashed into the sea.

A Comorian diver washes himself with fresh water after returning from a search mission in the sea off Galawa Beach, about 21 miles from Moroni, Comoros. A Yemenia airlines Airbus A310 was approaching the island nation Tuesday with 153 people aboard when it crashed into the sea. (Sayyid Azim / Associated Press)

A Comorian diver washes himself with fresh water after returning from a search mission in the sea off Galawa Beach, about 21 miles from Moroni, Comoros. A Yemenia airlines Airbus A310 was approaching the island nation Tuesday with 153 people aboard when it crashed into the sea.